Skip to content

Population in El Salvador compared to Malawi: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 3.59 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

El Salvador vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Malawi
2100 5,106,358 59,786,744
2099 5,150,403 59,528,389
2098 5,195,110 59,275,876
2097 5,240,164 59,028,312
2096 5,286,555 58,761,888
2095 5,333,357 58,508,246
2094 5,380,368 58,240,422
2093 5,427,291 57,966,788
2092 5,474,174 57,672,738
2091 5,521,257 57,377,090
2090 5,568,339 57,060,476
2089 5,615,550 56,739,410
2088 5,662,256 56,397,330
2087 5,709,072 56,053,671
2086 5,755,593 55,706,928
2085 5,801,778 55,348,708
2084 5,847,545 54,997,097
2083 5,891,829 54,605,058
2082 5,935,056 54,206,477
2081 5,977,631 53,795,317
2080 6,019,326 53,372,779
2079 6,059,817 52,948,243
2078 6,098,689 52,521,908
2077 6,136,133 52,063,931
2076 6,172,686 51,600,404
2075 6,206,865 51,141,728
2074 6,239,356 50,684,368
2073 6,272,337 50,229,762
2072 6,301,557 49,769,904
2071 6,330,086 49,287,139
2070 6,358,052 48,797,935
2069 6,384,863 48,301,644
2068 6,410,986 47,792,308
2067 6,435,437 47,277,473
2066 6,458,779 46,752,024
2065 6,481,938 46,228,139
2064 6,503,884 45,701,844
2063 6,524,373 45,179,322
2062 6,543,157 44,638,764
2061 6,560,419 44,076,711
2060 6,577,429 43,508,702
2059 6,592,662 42,916,694
2058 6,606,305 42,344,863
2057 6,620,473 41,762,060
2056 6,633,666 41,184,161
2055 6,645,594 40,584,950
2054 6,656,251 39,994,696
2053 6,664,115 39,377,622
2052 6,670,429 38,766,890
2051 6,676,658 38,153,322
2050 6,679,973 37,545,865
2049 6,683,494 36,936,275
2048 6,684,918 36,339,833
2047 6,684,723 35,725,127
2046 6,684,063 35,107,179
2045 6,681,948 34,491,916
2044 6,679,505 33,862,279
2043 6,674,197 33,247,804
2042 6,668,140 32,636,511
2041 6,660,323 32,019,447
2040 6,651,019 31,402,305
2039 6,641,112 30,782,479
2038 6,628,299 30,166,708
2037 6,615,428 29,527,821
2036 6,600,845 28,896,515
2035 6,585,074 28,267,970
2034 6,568,788 27,643,367
2033 6,549,941 27,018,105
2032 6,530,975 26,404,071
2031 6,511,064 25,795,897
2030 6,490,493 25,181,820
2029 6,467,381 24,566,478
2028 6,443,426 23,968,071
2027 6,418,289 23,374,588
2026 6,392,935 22,791,601
2025 6,366,672 22,220,885
2024 6,338,193 21,655,286
2023 6,309,624 21,104,482
2022 6,280,319 20,568,728
2021 6,255,782 20,047,258
2020 6,234,673 19,533,888
2019 6,222,318 19,025,752
2018 6,219,807 18,528,081
2017 6,213,533 18,039,715
2016 6,200,800 17,557,739
2015 6,183,676 17,085,587
2014 6,162,955 16,621,538
2013 6,138,839 16,161,816
2012 6,113,975 15,709,577
2011 6,090,127 15,265,022
2010 6,068,249 14,826,463
2009 6,048,279 14,395,788
2008 6,029,297 13,976,417
2007 6,009,824 13,576,343
2006 6,002,319 13,198,701
2005 6,005,578 12,840,031
2004 6,004,671 12,500,737
2003 5,998,599 12,181,574
2002 5,986,631 11,880,440
2001 5,968,060 11,593,058
2000 5,943,366 11,315,942
1999 5,913,900 11,047,804
1998 5,880,781 10,792,876
1997 5,844,578 10,562,035
1996 5,805,286 10,352,228
1995 5,762,131 10,150,117
1994 5,714,129 10,164,894
1993 5,659,957 10,284,024
1992 5,585,609 10,135,079
1991 5,495,077 9,844,227
1990 5,399,726 9,545,852
1989 5,298,979 9,176,220
1988 5,195,833 8,753,262
1987 5,092,441 8,293,174
1986 4,992,769 7,906,480
1985 4,894,706 7,620,508
1984 4,798,003 7,332,810
1983 4,707,367 7,051,709
1982 4,622,477 6,778,879
1981 4,570,599 6,516,454
1980 4,540,382 6,265,529
1979 4,480,388 6,028,749
1978 4,394,114 5,810,132
1977 4,301,256 5,614,983
1976 4,210,310 5,443,384
1975 4,120,449 5,287,367
1974 4,029,671 5,141,337
1973 3,938,068 5,003,938
1972 3,846,830 4,874,475
1971 3,757,523 4,751,434
1970 3,668,796 4,633,944
1969 3,576,485 4,521,184
1968 3,480,773 4,411,054
1967 3,385,184 4,303,012
1966 3,290,961 4,197,926
1965 3,199,466 4,096,157
1964 3,111,883 3,997,305
1963 3,028,679 3,900,506
1962 2,949,204 3,806,307
1961 2,870,016 3,715,534
1960 2,791,459 3,628,134

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.38% to 6,679,973 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Malawi
2100 -0.86% 0.43%
2099 -0.86% 0.43%
2098 -0.86% 0.42%
2097 -0.88% 0.45%
2096 -0.88% 0.43%
2095 -0.87% 0.46%
2094 -0.86% 0.47%
2093 -0.86% 0.51%
2092 -0.85% 0.52%
2091 -0.85% 0.55%
2090 -0.84% 0.57%
2089 -0.82% 0.61%
2088 -0.82% 0.61%
2087 -0.81% 0.62%
2086 -0.8% 0.65%
2085 -0.78% 0.64%
2084 -0.75% 0.72%
2083 -0.73% 0.74%
2082 -0.71% 0.76%
2081 -0.69% 0.79%
2080 -0.67% 0.8%
2079 -0.64% 0.81%
2078 -0.61% 0.88%
2077 -0.59% 0.9%
2076 -0.55% 0.9%
2075 -0.52% 0.9%
2074 -0.53% 0.91%
2073 -0.46% 0.92%
2072 -0.45% 0.98%
2071 -0.44% 1%
2070 -0.42% 1.03%
2069 -0.41% 1.07%
2068 -0.38% 1.09%
2067 -0.36% 1.12%
2066 -0.36% 1.13%
2065 -0.34% 1.15%
2064 -0.31% 1.16%
2063 -0.29% 1.21%
2062 -0.26% 1.28%
2061 -0.26% 1.31%
2060 -0.23% 1.38%
2059 -0.21% 1.35%
2058 -0.21% 1.4%
2057 -0.2% 1.4%
2056 -0.18% 1.48%
2055 -0.16% 1.48%
2054 -0.12% 1.57%
2053 -0.09% 1.58%
2052 -0.09% 1.61%
2051 -0.05% 1.62%
2050 -0.05% 1.65%
2049 -0.02% 1.64%
2048 0.003% 1.72%
2047 0.01% 1.76%
2046 0.03% 1.78%
2045 0.04% 1.86%
2044 0.08% 1.85%
2043 0.09% 1.87%
2042 0.12% 1.93%
2041 0.14% 1.97%
2040 0.15% 2.01%
2039 0.19% 2.04%
2038 0.19% 2.16%
2037 0.22% 2.18%
2036 0.24% 2.22%
2035 0.25% 2.26%
2034 0.29% 2.31%
2033 0.29% 2.33%
2032 0.31% 2.36%
2031 0.32% 2.44%
2030 0.36% 2.5%
2029 0.37% 2.5%
2028 0.39% 2.54%
2027 0.4% 2.56%
2026 0.41% 2.57%
2025 0.45% 2.61%
2024 0.45% 2.61%
2023 0.47% 2.6%
2022 0.39% 2.6%
2021 0.34% 2.63%
2020 0.2% 2.67%
2019 0.04% 2.69%
2018 0.1% 2.71%
2017 0.21% 2.75%
2016 0.28% 2.76%
2015 0.34% 2.79%
2014 0.39% 2.84%
2013 0.41% 2.88%
2012 0.39% 2.91%
2011 0.36% 2.96%
2010 0.33% 2.99%
2009 0.31% 3%
2008 0.32% 2.95%
2007 0.13% 2.86%
2006 -0.05% 2.79%
2005 0.02% 2.71%
2004 0.1% 2.62%
2003 0.2% 2.53%
2002 0.31% 2.48%
2001 0.42% 2.45%
2000 0.5% 2.43%
1999 0.56% 2.36%
1998 0.62% 2.19%
1997 0.68% 2.03%
1996 0.75% 1.99%
1995 0.84% -0.15%
1994 0.96% -1.16%
1993 1.33% 1.47%
1992 1.65% 2.95%
1991 1.77% 3.13%
1990 1.9% 4.03%
1989 1.99% 4.83%
1988 2.03% 5.55%
1987 2% 4.89%
1986 2% 3.75%
1985 2.02% 3.92%
1984 1.93% 3.99%
1983 1.84% 4.02%
1982 1.14% 4.03%
1981 0.67% 4%
1980 1.34% 3.93%
1979 1.96% 3.76%
1978 2.16% 3.48%
1977 2.16% 3.15%
1976 2.18% 2.95%
1975 2.25% 2.84%
1974 2.33% 2.75%
1973 2.37% 2.66%
1972 2.38% 2.59%
1971 2.42% 2.54%
1970 2.58% 2.49%
1969 2.75% 2.5%
1968 2.82% 2.51%
1967 2.86% 2.5%
1966 2.86% 2.48%
1965 2.81% 2.47%
1964 2.75% 2.48%
1963 2.69% 2.47%
1962 2.76% 2.44%
1961 2.81% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Malawi
Current population
6399793
22949294
Population rank 111/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.28%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 26/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -23,934 -5,628
Net migration rank 155/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -5,628
2024 - -23,102 - -1,507
2023 51,985 -23,253 549,096 -5,811
2022 53,138 -23,255 533,450 -5,231
2021 46,530 -27,343 517,400 -2,666
2020 48,244 -25,213 514,659 -2,655
2019 56,816 -55,144 506,104 -1,837
2018 57,509 -54,163 494,348 -3,267
2017 59,824 -50,608 484,655 982
2016 63,751 -47,491 474,779 3,505
2015 69,263 -51,278 472,484 -6,471
2014 72,581 -49,126 472,418 -10,317
2013 73,869 -49,087 470,293 -12,934
2012 75,495 -50,546 460,684 -13,561
2011 76,182 -53,433 454,149 -12,170
2010 75,695 -54,688 444,468 -9,327
2009 74,908 -55,966 434,811 -8,590
2008 75,107 -56,086 421,781 -9,264
2007 76,776 -56,857 410,290 -22,680
2006 80,887 -85,789 397,123 -29,450
2005 84,883 -86,501 381,130 -31,462
2004 90,905 -87,466 361,133 -32,221
2003 97,849 -89,146 341,133 -31,729
2002 106,137 -90,908 322,863 -30,013
2001 114,313 -92,389 310,833 -28,933
2000 122,315 -94,861 300,439 -28,098
1999 128,947 -97,475 295,629 -31,686
1998 134,065 -99,293 285,407 -39,491
1997 134,448 -96,820 277,433 -61,646
1996 136,929 -95,977 270,048 -66,212
1995 138,268 -92,912 266,745 -66,366
1994 137,974 -87,318 275,439 -505,365
1993 138,432 -80,736 276,538 -284,867
1992 139,221 -48,232 269,066 37,142
1991 140,691 -50,622 260,193 15,291
1990 140,311 -39,689 250,159 71,111
1989 139,093 -38,211 237,967 180,031
1988 136,230 -30,806 226,911 201,011
1987 133,667 -32,308 220,566 271,693
1986 130,177 -32,181 218,519 62,615
1985 127,248 -29,111 216,179 74,625
1984 125,036 -29,767 212,146 72,435
1983 121,700 -35,694 209,422 68,197
1982 120,938 -37,159 205,386 62,661
1981 117,346 -97,365 199,436 57,376
1980 111,771 -71,318 192,746 52,294
1979 123,838 -44,302 182,123 46,388
1978 124,468 -31,463 172,503 36,225
1977 121,446 -28,742 161,930 19,638
1976 120,511 -31,317 153,422 8,206
1975 116,737 -26,198 145,254 5,162
1974 113,846 -22,844 137,819 3,833
1973 111,546 -19,347 131,529 1,623
1972 107,604 -17,317 125,728 48
1971 104,714 -16,389 121,015 -710
1970 100,499 -11,367 116,822 -2,147
1969 99,848 -4,355 113,120 -2,266
1968 98,851 -2,919 110,329 -924
1967 98,424 -3,192 106,668 0
1966 97,156 -3,945 103,512 0
1965 95,341 -5,560 100,040 0
1964 93,328 -7,937 97,658 0
1963 90,794 -9,774 95,933 0
1962 88,237 -10,307 92,463 0
1961 84,614 -4,159 89,091 0
1960 81,544 -4,885 85,718 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/malawi | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 58.8% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 579,641 people) and 41.2% is from migration (a loss of 406,874 people). In Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

Biggest cities by population

El Salvador
City Population
San Salvador 331K
Santa Ana 251K
San Miguel 233K
Soyapango 230K
Mejicanos 137K
Apopa 129K
Ahuachapan 127K
Santa Tecla 126K
Sonsonate 72.2K
Usulutan 66.1K
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/malawi | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.